Quote Originally Posted by Seirra_Lanzce View Post
No they are not the same.

Final Fantasy XIV planet is called Hydaelyn. We are living in the Realm of Eorzea. More information about FFXIV's world & lore at FF@Wikia

They might be in same universe.. perhaps.. but i have no concrete evidence of that lol
Each Final Fantasy have it own universe so this is why chars from old ff never show up in new ones. Besides i guess cid but it's just the name and what he does like build airship overall it's a new person sometime with a diff job.